Undoing the Demos:
Neoliberalism’s Stealth Revolution
Wendy BrownPree 9
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"Neoliberalism's Remaking of State and Subject
This book i theoretical consideration of the was that neler
km, pocllst form of eson tha configures ll arpect of exitence
in economic terms, i ity undeng basic clement of democracy.
These elements acide voeabslares, principles of uric, pial cl
tures, hie of etizenshippractie fal, and above al demacratie
Simaginaries, My argument i ot merely that markets and money ae
cecruptng or degrading democracy, that polialinstutogs ad
that democracy i being replaced by plutocacy—rul by and forthe
ich. Rater, neler reason, ubiqultou today in statecraft andthe
‘workplace, in jurieprudenc, education, culture, and a st rage of
by finance ad corporate capt of
quotidian acy converting the distin pola character, mea
ing and operation of democracy constituent elements nto emomic
‘ones, Liberal demacatic institons, practices, and habit miy not
survive thie conversion. Radial democritc dreams may no ee
Thos, thi book charts bath a iturbing contemporary condi and
the potential bartenness fo fur democratic poets contained i
this rouble present. The insiione and principles aimed at ccu
ing democracy he cltsre equred to nour tthe energies edad
toanimateit nd the citizens practicing cating fro desrng ital
sf these se challenged by nesiberals's"economizaton” of plies]
fe snd of other heretofore noneconomic spheres nd aces,